Music Monday – The Long Way Around

Anyone who meets me knows I love music. I love all types… ummm okay I love most types of music. For me its about the lyrics and what it is the artist is talking about or what message they are trying to convey. I love to dissect a song and its lyrics completely. Every Maonday I want to post a song that either inspires me, makes me think about the world we live in, motivates me to always be who I am or may be something I was feeling at some point. It will be a great mix of different types of music and hope it will also do the same for you. I love to think that music captures what so many of us may be feeling or want to say, but don’t know how.

SONG – The Long Way Around

ARTIST – Dixie Chicks

LYRICS –

My friends from high school
Married their high school boyfriends
Moved into houses in the same ZIP codes
Where their parents live

But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

I hit the highway in a pink RV with stars on the ceiling
Lived like a gypsy
Six strong hands on the steering wheel

I’ve been a long time gone now
Maybe someday, someday I’m gonna settle down
But I’ve always found my way somehow

By taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around

I met the queen of whatever
Drank with the Irish and smoked with the hippies
Moved with the shakers
Wouldn’t kiss all the asses that they told me to

No I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

It’s been two long years now
Since the top of the world came crashing down
And I’m getting’ it back on the road now

But I’m taking the long way
Taking the long way around
I’m taking the long way
Taking the long way around
The long
The long way around

Well, I fought with a stranger and I met myself
I opened my mouth and I heard myself
It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself
Guess I could have made it easier on myself

But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

Well, I never seem to do it like anybody else
Maybe someday, someday I’m gonna settle down
If you ever want to find me I can still be found

Taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around

LISTEN TO IT HERE – The Long Way Around

WHY I PICKED IT – The last few days I’ve been able to catch up with a lot of my friends from home for hours. It was so nice to catch up with them again. That is one of the benefits when you settle down for a bit live in a city; you aren’t in a rush to see it all so you can spend days catching up with everyone at home. Well chatting with them was fun, but one question that came up every time from each of them “WHEN ARE YOU COMING HOME?”. I told them I wasn’t sure that and think in March or April of next year I will head home. The truth is once I get to SEA if ever that will be that last portion of this trip and I know… I will be taking THE LONG WAY AROUND… traveling slow and making my money last as long as possible. Anyway it reminded me of this song.

I picked this song because well one I love country music & two because Dixie Chicks are one of my all time favorite bands. I mean really they knew how to sing with so much emotions. This song is one of them that wraps up how I feel right now. While I was talking to them they let me know that not much has changed but also found out that some of them are moving out getting their own apartments and you know doing the normal thing. Oh & know their is NOTHING wrong with that, but know it’s not for me. I used to want that, but when I hit rock bottom a few years ago I realized it wasn’t what I wanted and felt this part of the song:

“Well, I fought with a stranger and I met myself
I opened my mouth and I heard myself
It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself
Guess I could have made it easier on myself”

I know they are referring to Pres. George W. Bush and what they said that ust showed how much “FREEDOM OF SPEACH” we have at home. If you don’t know what I’m talking about watch this trailer “SHUT UP & SING” it’s sad. Anyway so when I hit rock bottom is when I learned “I COULD NEVER FOLLOW” and wanted to live life on my terms…

“Well, I never seem to do it like anybody else
Maybe someday, someday I’m gonna settle down
If you ever want to find me I can still be found”

Even though I am not ready to settle down I can still be found… I’m not running away I am just loving the life I am living. This song just says it all that sometimes us who travel long term or don’t want to settle down feel. From the feeling of not settling down, to the feelings you get on the road, to what brought us here, to just taking the long way around. Give it a listen… let me know what you think.

Are you taking the long way around???